Modeled career paths · Process control

Where does a Senior Controls Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Controls Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Automation Systems Lead+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Senior Controls Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Controls Engineering Manager+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Senior Controls Engineer go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Plastics Operations Manager+48% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Controls Engineering Manager. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Maintenance Technician-16% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Controls Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Journeyman Toolmaker-12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Controls Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.